Linear replaces flat Coding Sessions price tiers with transparent token pass-through
Linear's Coding Sessions AI-credit billing shifted from opaque task-tier estimates ($0.50-$5+) to itemized pricing: model tokens at provider-published rates with no markup plus $0.25 per 20-minute sandbox block.
Coding Sessions AI credits billed via flat task-tier estimates: $0.50-$1 for copy/styling tweaks, $3-$5 for small bug fixes, $5+ for more complex sessions (varying by model and duration).
Coding Sessions AI credits billed as pass-through model-token cost at provider-published rates (no markup) plus a flat sandbox-runtime fee of $0.25 per 20-minute block; Code Intelligence also dropped its 'Beta' label on the pricing page.
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Linear’s AI credits documentation dropped its “Typical costs” table — which had estimated Coding Sessions at $0.50-$1 for copy/styling tweaks, $3-$5 for small bug fixes, and $5+ for complex tasks — in favor of a fully itemized mechanic: model tokens billed at provider-published rates with no markup, plus sandbox runtime billed at $0.25 per 20-minute block. Loops’ published typical cost ($0.07-$0.20 per run) is unchanged. Headline seat prices (Free $0, Basic $10, Business $16 per user/mo billed yearly) also held steady; the change was first observed comparing a 2026-08-26 capture of linear.app/docs/ai-credits against the 2026-08-14 baseline.
Linear renamed the Business-tier "Linear Agent automations (beta)" feature to "Loops" and added the same "Requires AI credits" footnote already carried by Coding Sessions, expanding the AI-credit-metered exception from one feature to two. Headline seat prices are unchanged: Free $0, Basic $10, Business $16 per user/mo (billed yearly).